Posts Tagged: sports concussions

Sports Concussions for Children and Teens

Posted by Orthopaedic Specialists & filed under Basketball Injuries, Brain Injury, Concussions, Concussions, Football Injuries, Head Injury, Soccer Injuries, Sports Injury and Children / Teens.

Management of Sports Concussions in the Pediatric and Adolescent Population There is an excellent review in the January/February issue of Orthopedics by Dr. Aaron Provance et al. which covers the management of sports-related concussions in the pediatric and adolescent population. Below is a summary of the key points in managing sports related concussions. Concussions make up nearly 10% of… Read more »

Louisville Orthopedic Emphasizes Dangers of Concussions in Sports

Posted by Orthopaedic Specialists & filed under Concussions, Concussions, Football Injuries, Head Injury, Sports Medicine and Sports Injury.

Concussions in Sports are a Serious Problem The long term effects of concussions in sports are being recognized and concussion treatment and prevention is being intensively studied. The NFL settled a lawsuit with retired NFL players for 765 million dollars over concussion related brain injuries and the NCAA is currently in mediation regarding the same… Read more »